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V. OREPET. MAGHINE FOR GOFFERING VELVET.

No. 560,479. Patented May 19, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VICTOR CREPET, OF LYONS, FRANCE.

MACHINE FOR GOFFERING VELVET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,479, dated May 19,1896.

Application filed A t 8,1895. Serial No. 558,691. (No model.) PatentedinFrance May 25,1895,No.247,648,andi11 England June 13,1895,No.11,546.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR CREPET, a citizen of the Republic of France,residing at Lyons, France, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Goffering Velvet, Plush, and other Tissues, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has been patented in France May 25, 1895, No. 247,648,and in Great Britain June 13, 1895, No. 11,546.

The present invention refers to the goffering of velvet, plush, andother tissues.

It consists, essentially, in the replacing of engraved plates orcylinders as used at the present time by the heated touches or keyscoming in contact with the fabric and changing place in relationthereto, so as to trace designs upon the same, the composition of whichis determined by various motions of the touches or fabrics or by theshape of the operating parts of the touches. This process enables me toproduce an indefinite variety of designs Without requiring the long andexpensive work of engraving plates or cylinders, and besides it .givesentirely new glittering effects for the haired tissues, owing to thefact that the touches press down the hair alternately in differentdirections. The touches move all together or in series when it isdesired to produce similar subjects; but each of them can also have anindependent motion when it is desired to make complicated designs.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the machine;Fig. 2, a side view.

The touches a a of variable shape are arranged, according to the designit is desired to produce, upon a hollow metallic cylinder heated insideby a gas-j et h. The fabric is presented stretched to the action of thetouches by passing over two fixed bars B C. It is moved at a uniformspeed by a pin-roller R if velvet is being operated upon or by anywell-known means for other fabrics. The cylinder A can be given a rotarymotion, the direction and the speed of which can vary, by

means of interchangeable gearing-wheels E E. It can also be given alongitudinal motion along its axle by means of a cam D, the

shape and speed of which can vary also.

While I have shown means for giving the roller a variety of movements-21e., rotary and longitudinal reciprocatoryI do not wish to limit myselfstrictly to this as other movements may be given to the roller withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

In combining the various motions of the cylinder with the shape and thegrouping of the touches an indefinite quantity of designs will beproduced composed of points, continuous'or broken stripes, eitherstraight or undulated, the undulations of Which, however,will beparallel. It will be impossible to produce undulations which are notparallel and even crossed by arranging other similar cylinders adjacentto the first, as shown in Fig. 1 in dotted lines. In the case ofcontinuous stripes the cylinders have no rotary motion and can bereplaced by simple heated bars carrying one row of touches only.

I claim- 1. In combination, means for moving and guiding the cloth, thetouches and the carrier therefor, said carrier having movement adaptedto place the touches into and remove them from contact with the cloth,said carrier having a movement transversely of the cloth to give thetouches a movement laterally while in contact with the cloth,substantially as described.

2. In combination, means for moving and guiding the cloth, the touches,the rotary cylinder carrying the same, said cylinder having movementtransversely of the cloth and means for giving the cylinder saidtransverse movement.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

VICTOR OREPET.

Witnesses:

GARTON JEAUNIAUX, FRANK E. HYDE.

